Overseas Pharmacist Registration In Uk

Overseas PharmacistsAssessment Programme in UK :

This is a postgraduate diploma completed as the first step towards registration for persons who have qualified as pharmacists outside of the EEA.

The OSPAP is a one-year course designed to guarantee that those who have qualified overseas obtain the necessary knowledge and training in order to practise in the UK and begin pre-registration training.

The OSPAP course is open to persons with an overseas pharmacy qualification who are registered or eligible to register as chemists in their home country.

Aston University, University of Brighton, University of Hertfordshire, Kingston University London, and University of Sunderland now offer the OSPAP program. Following completion of the OSPAP course, applicants must complete the following tasks:

Your tutor must approve 52 weeks of pre-registration training in England, Scotland, or Wales.

English Proficiency

• IELTS test over all score of atleast7,and with nos core less than 7 in each of the four areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking, at one sitting of the test.
• OET score of minimum ‘B’ in each of the 4 areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking
• Are cent pharmacy qualification that has been entirely taught and examined in English in a mainly English-speaking country other than the UK.
• Recent practice for at least two years as a pharmacy professional in a mainly English-speaking country.
• IELTS/ OET test scores that are more than two years old may be accepted if the applicant can provide evidence that you have maintained your English language proficiency during that time. E.g., For working as a pharmacy professional in a mainly English-speaking country, or east 75 percent of your day-to-day interaction with patients, carers, their families, and other health care professionals has been in English.

Assessingyourpharmacyqualification:

If your pharmacy qualification is not assessed as equal to at least a UK bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, you must carry out an assessment of the syllabus of the degree that you studied.

Immigration

All applicants will require a Tier 2 visa (sponsored by the applicant’s employer).

Biometric residence permits

A biometric residence permit (BRP) is a card issued to foreign nationals that contains your biographic facts (name, date, and place of birth), ‘biometric information’ (fingerprints and digital facial image), and specifies your immigration status and entitlements while in the UK.

When an individual applies for a visa or immigration, they are automatically issued a BRP. In passports, a 30-day sticker or vignette is issued, enabling adequate time to go to the UK. You will have ten days after your arrival to collect your BRP from a post office branch, as specified in your decision letter.

Verification of identity checks is used in the NHS as part of the recruitment process to ensure that an identity is real and belongs to the person presenting it.

BRP cards can be used to verify identity and complete this check.